diff --git a/apps/test-examples/App.js b/apps/test-examples/App.js
index 825595aafc..781ef96a88 100644
--- a/apps/test-examples/App.js
+++ b/apps/test-examples/App.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ import Test2048 from './src/Test2048';
 import Test2069 from './src/Test2069';
 import Test2118 from './src/Test2118';
 import Test2184 from './src/Test2184';
+import Test2223 from './src/Test2223';
 import TestScreenAnimation from './src/TestScreenAnimation';
 import TestHeader from './src/TestHeader';
 
diff --git a/apps/test-examples/src/Test2223.tsx b/apps/test-examples/src/Test2223.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..587fbf38da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/test-examples/src/Test2223.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { View, Text, Button, Pressable, StyleSheet, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { NavigationContainer, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+
+const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator();
+const NestedStack = createNativeStackNavigator();
+
+export default function App() {
+  return (
+    <NavigationContainer>
+      <Stack.Navigator screenOptions={{ animation: 'slide_from_left' }}>
+        <Stack.Screen name="Home" component={HomeScreen} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="DetailsStack" component={DetailsScreen} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="NestedStack" component={NestedStackScreen} />
+      </Stack.Navigator>
+    </NavigationContainer>
+  );
+}
+
+function NestedStackScreen() {
+  return (
+    <NestedStack.Navigator>
+      <NestedStack.Screen name="NSHome" component={HomeScreen} />
+      <NestedStack.Screen name="NSDetailsStack" component={DetailsScreen} />
+    </NestedStack.Navigator>
+  );
+}
+
+function HomeScreen() {
+  const navigation = useNavigation();
+  return (
+    <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+      <Text>Home Screen</Text>
+      <Button
+        title="Go to Details"
+        onPress={() => navigation.navigate('DetailsStack')}
+      />
+      <Button
+        title="Go to NestedStack"
+        onPress={() => navigation.navigate('NestedStack')}
+      />
+      <Button
+        title="Go to NestedStack Details"
+        onPress={() => navigation.navigate('NSDetailsStack')}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function DetailsScreen() {
+  return (
+    <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center' }}>
+      {new Array(10).fill(0).map((_, i) => (
+        <Pressable
+          key={i.toString()}
+          onPress={() => {
+            Alert.alert('Pressed!');
+          }}
+          style={({ pressed }) => [
+            {
+              backgroundColor: pressed ? 'rgb(210, 230, 255)' : 'white',
+            },
+            styles.wrapperCustom,
+          ]}>
+          {({ pressed }) => (
+            <Text style={styles.text}>{pressed ? 'Pressed!' : 'Press Me'}</Text>
+          )}
+        </Pressable>
+      ))}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  wrapperCustom: {
+    width: '100%',
+    height: 100,
+    marginHorizontal: 30,
+    borderRadius: 10,
+    margin: 10,
+  },
+  text: {
+    fontSize: 20,
+    color: 'black',
+  },
+});
+
diff --git a/ios/utils/UIView+RNSUtility.mm b/ios/utils/UIView+RNSUtility.mm
index 6889b7445e..9c648956f3 100644
--- a/ios/utils/UIView+RNSUtility.mm
+++ b/ios/utils/UIView+RNSUtility.mm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ @implementation UIView (RNSUtility)
 
 - (nullable RNS_TOUCH_HANDLER_ARCH_TYPE *)rnscreens_findTouchHandlerInAncestorChain
 {
-  UIView *parent = self;
+  UIView *parent = self.superview;
 
 #ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   // On Fabric there is no view that exposes touchHandler above us in the view hierarchy, however it is still